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Biography

Haris Nukem is a self taught London-based Fashion Photographer, Director and Graphic Designer. Former creative director of the English Rock Band The Hunna. Born in Bosnia in 1989, Nukem (33) later moved to the UK seeking asylum.

Influences

Nukem began his career as a photographer shooting Fashion photography for a clothing brand he and a friend began together. He cites his influences, "I’m really influenced by the Renaissance including artists such as Caravaggio, which has inspired my palette, and the tonal composition of my photos." - Haris Nukem in Ocula. As well as, “'My style was born from merging the pop and cult vibes of fashion photography with the grittiness and savagery of a style such as war journalism.” - Haris Nukem for Red Bull - Cover star. Nukem’s work is very precise and well thought out, "My recent photos are all completely allegorical. Everything is there for a reason. The objects or people in the photo and how they are positioned, it all has meaning.” - Nukem.

Notable Brand Clients

Mixmag, Beautiful Bizarre, Noctis and Lowdown, in 2017 Nukem directed Firetrap’s A/W TV campaign. He has also shot campaigns for BOY London, Selfridges, Twisted Tailor, Without Prejudice, ADYN and Glitterbox.

Notable Artist Clients

Cody Frost, Wargasm, Bring Me The Horizon, YUNGBLUD, Girli, The Hunna and many more musical pioneers. In addition to record labels such as Universal, Warner, Sony and Good Soldier.

Exhibitions

In 2019, he directed a campaign for Visit Britain that focuses on the benefits of living in London for young creatives. - Ocula. Faith Exhibition Noho Studios, London, from 16 to 25 April. 'Nukem has just finalised a fresh, new body of work showing in London's Soho, called Faith. Entrance to the exhibition will be "pay what you can afford" and all the proceeds will go towards the charity Help Refugees.' -GQ. "My upcoming show, Faith, curated by Penelope "Wonder Woman" Sonder. It's a story of discovery – traversing the landscape of new moral and spiritual grounding in our interconnected world. Shit is changing quickly. It looks at ideas from online trolls to the state of the NHS, from convenience culture to historical figures and their relevance in reflection to the world we live in today. It's a broad and lively look at some of the spaces where we now place our faith. I've been super fortunate to have a wide variety of up-and-coming musicians, models, artists, creatives and good friends as subjects over the past year during this production and I can't wait to share a high five with all of them and share the work across the duration of the show." - Haris Nukem for GQ.